[Chat] suspicious person

[judy berlin]

Thank you Steve. They were called but never came.

On 02/01/2012 10:53 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote:
> Judy,
>
> A good while ago, I called 911 after seeing a suspicious couple asking 
> to see my BGE bill.  After I had said I was not interested, they had 
> stayed on my front porch for quite a while.  That is what made me 
> suspicious.  Since I have a security door that can only be opened with 
> a key, I felt safe opening the inner door when they first rang.  When 
> I called 911, I did use my crime watch number.   The police came 
> fairly quickly, but the couple were gone when they came.  I also spoke 
> to a JHU security person parked across the street (they are there 
> regularly).
>
> Whenever I have asked, police have said that they would like people to 
> call 911 for suspicious persons.  Such a call just may help solve a 
> crime or prevent one.
>
> Last Saturday, someone was going onto porches and checking to see if 
> doors were locked.  Someone called 911, and someone else followed the 
> suspect until the suspect pulled a knife on him.  Fortunately, police 
> came just then and made an arrest.  So if you think the situation is 
> really suspicious, call.  You may prevent a tragedy.
>
> Steve
>
> On 2/1/2012 10:07 PM, judy berlin wrote:
>> I didn't call the police. My neighbor did. I don't know how that 
>> conversation went. I never saw the unit assigned to the call. I 
>> flagged a police car driving by. I told him the above. He says he 
>> didn't get the call but would pass on info to the officer who was 
>> assigned to the call. By the time all this took place the suspicious 
>> person was long gone.
>> Judy
>>
>> On 02/01/2012 12:25 PM, SLG2700 at cs.com wrote:
>>> Judy:
>>>
>>> Suspicious Activity is cause for calling 911 so you did the right 
>>> thing.  If you described the activity you observed that should have 
>>> been enough to get a squad car out to question the suspect.  And it 
>>> is certainly enough to put the police on the lookout for this 
>>> individual.  I get quicker results when I call 911 by using my 
>>> Northern District Crime Watch number (for application see 
>>> www.charlesvillage.net, www.charlesvillage.org, or ask me), and by 
>>> using code words like, "Suspicious person canvassing houses under 
>>> false pretenses," etc.  The activity you described is what burglars 
>>> do to determine which houses have someone home and which do not.
>>>
>>> I am meeting with Deputy Major Worley at 1 PM today at the monthly 
>>> CVCBD SAC meeting and can have a discussion with him about your 
>>> experience. But he will ask me for details.
>>>
>>> Did the police arrive? Did they question the suspect? If not, can 
>>> you give me a description of the suspect? What did the suspect do 
>>> after he left your house?  What block of which street did it occur 
>>> on? Please provide some additional details, including your 
>>> neighbor's name, address, phone number, and your address and phone 
>>> number to provide to police who may want to speak to you before 
>>> trying to locate and question the suspect.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sharon Guida, CVCA Safety Committee
>>> 410-467-4409
>>>
>>> In a message dated 2/1/2012 10:21:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>>> jdydee at verizon.net writes:
>>>> Tues, ar'd mid 4pm give or take, my neighbour called to tell me of a
>>>> young man,knocking on doors, asking to see people's BG&E bill. Talking
>>>> about a 30% discount. He would need the account # to call in for the
>>>> discount. I tried to engage him in conversation while my neighbour
>>>> called the police.
>>>> During the wait for police, I call BG&E. Took me 15minutes to talk 
>>>> to a
>>>> voice. I got sneaky and pressed the gas leak choice in the menu. I was
>>>> told under no circumstances would a BG&E employee OR any subcontractor
>>>> come to a home requesting to see the bill.
>>>> I realise no violent crime was in progress, but waiting for the police
>>>> was like waiting for Congress to agree on something. This occurred in
>>>> the Barclay, Vineyard neighbourhood.
>>>>
>>>> Be aware.
>>>>
>>>> Judy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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